15 Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes to Spice up Your Veggies
Find your new homemade vinaigrette with just a few ingredients!
Healthy salad dressings can make a huge difference when it comes to enjoying your veggies. Sure, we love a sweet, tender green leaf all on its own, but a drizzle of tangy vinaigrette makes everything pop. Just like a squeeze of lemon adds brightness to a piece of fish or a few drops of olive oil add richness to a soup, salad dressing offers both flavor and texture to an otherwise plain bowl of greens.
Made with fresh ingredients and zero added preservatives or artificial flavorings, homemade salad dressing will be healthier and taste fresher than bottles you'll find at the store. It can also be a cost-effective way to enjoy salads, utilizing inexpensive ingredients that you likely already have in your pantry (such as garlic and olive oil). Plus, back-pocket salad dressing recipes can improve the taste of your veggies year-round. Embrace spring produce with a light vinaigrette that won't overpower tender greens, use up an abundance of summer crops in a big salad (great for a summer BBQ!) and make a holiday-worthy salad in the winter by drizzling on a delicious dressing.
If you're used to serving or ordering dressing on the side because you're not sure what kind of oily liquid you're going to get, you're in for zesty treat. Introducing the best salad dressings for your salads, yes, but also for grain bowls, roasted veggies and beyond.
Samantha (she/her) is an Assistant Editor in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, where she writes about tasty recipes, must-try food products and top-tested secrets for home cooking success. She has taste-tasted hundreds of products and recipes since joining GH in 2020 (tough job!). A graduate of Fordham University, she considers the kitchen to be her happiest place.
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